Caleb Hamilton | |
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Los Angeles Angels – No. 77 | |
Catcher | |
Born: Woodinville, Washington | February 5, 1995|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 17, 2022, for the Minnesota Twins | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .043 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 1 |
Teams | |
Caleb Broderick Hamilton (born February 5,1995) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox.
A native of Woodinville,Washington,Hamilton graduated from Woodinville High School,then attended Oregon State University where he played college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers from 2014 to 2016. Hamilton had a .223 batting average with six home runs and 53 runs batted in (RBIs) in 149 games for Oregon State. [1] In 2015,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League, [2] batting .193 in 28 games. [1]
Hamilton was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 23rd round of the 2016 MLB draft. [3] He made his professional debut that season and advanced through the Twins' farm system,first reaching the Triple-A level in 2019. [1] After the 2020 minor-league season was canceled,Hamilton spent 2021 with the Wichita Wind Surge of Double-A and the St. Paul Saints of Triple-A,registering an overall .224 batting average with seven home runs and 42 RBIs in 99 games. [1]
In 2022,Hamilton returned to St. Paul to start the season,then was called up by the Twins and made his MLB debut on July 17. [4] After going 0–for–12 to begin his career,he recorded his first career hit on September 25,a solo shot off of JoséQuijada of the Los Angeles Angels. [5] In 22 major-league games with Minnesota,he batted .056 with his only hit in 18 at bats being a home run. [6] He also appeared in 62 games with St. Paul,batting .233 with 11 home runs and 43 RBIs. [1]
On October 11,2022,Hamilton was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox. [7] On November 15,he was designated for assignment. [8] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Worcester Red Sox on November 21. [9]
Hamilton began the 2023 season in Worcester,playing in 30 games and hitting just .180 with 3 home runs and 13 RBI until he was selected to Boston's major-league roster on June 22 following an injury to Reese McGuire. [10] In four games for Boston,he went 0–for–5 with a walk. On July 6,Hamilton was designated for assignment following the signing of Jorge Alfaro. [11] Hamilton was sent outright to Worcester on July 9. [12] On October 2,Hamilton elected free agency.
On January 31,2024,Hamilton signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels. [13]
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